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TIL in 2009 archaeologists unearthed the oldest musical instruments ever found – flutes that inhabitants of southwestern Germany laboriously carved from bone and ivory at least 35,000 years ago.

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l7Gea TIL the term "canary" in software deployment comes from coal miners who used actual canaries as early warning systems. Miners took these birds underground since they're extremely sensitive to toxic gases like carbon monoxide. If the canary fell ill or died, it was a signal for miners to evacuate.
mxpwo TIL even though newborn kittens are born blind, deaf, and helpless they still hiss at potential threats.
gjr8 TIL that Ozzy Osbourne’s entire genome was once analyzed by scientists to determine how his body survived decades of drug abuse.
OPdR TIL Oklahoma Judge Donald Thompson had exposed himself during court at least 15 in between 2001 and 2003 and was using a penis pump during 4 of those trials
4rdX TIL Martin Luther King Jr. engaged in extramarital affairs throughout his life. “[MLK] understood and believed in the biblical prohibition against sex outside marriage. It was just that he had a particularly difficult time with that temptation.”